“Top Chef” alum Shirley Chung is fighting degree 4 tongue most cancers.
The 47-year-old chef shared an emotional fitness replace with lovers upcoming she suffered from a “series of dental issues.”
“Since last year December, I had a series of dental issues, I bit my tongue severely; I fractured my tooth and had to extract it and get an implant… ” Chung wrote on Instagram.
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“Top Chef” alum Shirley Chung shaved her head in a video as she clear her most cancers advance. (Getty Photographs/Instagram)
“End of May, ulcers erupted in my mouth and my oral surgeon discovered a hidden tumor under my tongue. A few days later, I was diagnosed, stage 4 tongue cancer, as cancer cells also spread into my lymph nodes.”
The “Top Chef” alum was once noticeable shaving her head in a video, as she clear her fitness advance.
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Despite the fact that Chung gave the look to be in just right spirits right through the video, she added that “surprisingly, shaving it off, mentally” made her “feel better” than pulling out her hair within the morning.
Chung made it to the finals in season 14 of the common cooking display “Top Chef,” and moreover competed in season 11.
Shirley Chung was once recognized with degree 4 tongue most cancers within the spring. (Getty Photographs)
Her talents as a chef helped Chung “thrive under pressure” when she found out the inside track of her tongue most cancers analysis. Alternatively, she was once additionally truthful in regards to the downfalls.
“I was very calm when doctors delivered the news… I was extremely focused on getting all the tests and scans as fast as possible, so I can start on the treatment plans,” she persevered.
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Shirley Chung competed in season 11 of “Top Chef.”
When she gained a choice from her manage oncologist on June 2 to talk about remedy plans, Chung admitted she was emotional.
“I broke down, crying, trying to put thoughts together and ask questions but physically couldn’t, all I heard was “possibility 1, surgical operation, 100% elimination of your tongue…”
Chung praised her husband, Jimmy, for his unconditional support as they weighed out her options.
“I’m finding out, I will be able to be sturdy 98% of the hour, it’s okay to be no longer good enough.”
“Jimmy was once preserving it in combination for either one of us, asking if we’ve any possibility that I will be able to accumulation my tongue and the survival charges. ‘There is another option, which was a unicorn case, at University of Chicago, they cured a patient (a chef!) with radiation and chemo, but you will have to go to Chicago,’” she wrote. “Upper survival charge, or accumulation my tongue? I selected to accumulation my tongue, I’m a fighter, I’m a chef, I will be able to be that unicorn too.”
Shirley Chung revealed she suffered “a line of dental problems.” (Getty Images)
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In the social media post, Chung continued to provide a health update on her treatments for her tongue cancer diagnosis.
“I simply completed 6 weeks of Chemo (and feature many extra to move), moving to the health center 4 instances a date for injections, it’s like a complete hour task,” she said.
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Shirley Chung made it to the finals in season 14 of the popular cooking show “Lead Chef.”
“My tumor is shrinking, my accent is far better and I will be able to consume most traditional meals now… I’m finding out, I will be able to be sturdy 98% of the hour, it’s okay to be no longer good enough. I’ve a tricky lengthy highway to healing in entrance of me.”
Since her cancer diagnosis, the Food Network star made the tough decision to close the doors of her Los Angeles-based restaurant she owned with her husband.
“In bright of Chef Shirley’s analysis, we’ve made the tricky choice to alike Ms Chi so she will center of attention on healing,” Chung announced in her latest social media post. She continued to thank her loved ones and fans for their support.
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